Castleton UMC Blog
Spiritual Reflection and Growth
General Conference Briefings Blog: May 2, 2024
It’s been a busy several days at General Conference as decisions have been made with plenty of amendments, parliamentarian inquiries, and motions. We’ve been fully engaged in the work of decision-making.
General Conference Briefings Blog: April 30, 2024
We begin every day at General Conference with worship! It’s a wonderful way to begin the day.
General Conference Briefings Blog: April 27th, 2024
Have you ever been in a room filled with people singing with joy, energy, and excitement? This is a good description of worship at General Conference.
General Conference Briefings Blog: April 25, 2024
This year’s General Conference theme is “…and know that I am God.” As you probably notice, it’s the second part of the full verse.
General Conference Briefings Blog: April 24, 2024
It was a beautiful and positive start to the proceedings of the international gathering of The United Methodist Church called the General Conference.
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
We have all likely heard this powerful quote by Dr. King. Inspiring words that remind us that anyone can serve, wherever we find ourselves, whatever we do, we can serve, as long as we live and work and see with eyes of love.
A Fever in the Church
“The one duty we owe history is to rewrite it.” This quote by author Oscar Wilde struck me at the end of Timothy Egan’s book A Fever in the Heartland. Yet the reality is that we can’t rewrite a history we don’t know.
Happy Thanksgiving!
This past Sunday I walked into the Fellowship Hall after worship to find a space filled with people, lots of good food, and so much wonderful conversation and laughing.
Celebrating Saint Francis
I have always found Francis of Assisi an inspiring and interesting man of history and faith.